aerie
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After exchanging a few formal pleasantries, I stepped out of the audience chamber. Maybe it was because I had waited the entire day, but my body felt as heavy as waterlogged cotton. “Young Lady, did the conversation go well?” “Yeah.” As exhausted as I was, Ase, who had spent the whole day waiting in the corridor, didn’t look to be in good shape either, to put it mildly. “Are you very tired? Your complexion seems off.” Ase tried to insist she was fine, but I didn’t listen to…- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- “I greet Your Majesty the Emperor, the Sun of the Empire.” “Well.” The Emperor lazily waved his hand, his expression showing how much he couldn’t be bothered. ‘He wants me to skip the pleasantries and get right to it.’ If I didn’t have to bother with unnecessary formalities, that would also be fine with me. “Your Imperial Majesty, the reason I requested this audience today is because I have something I wish to say.” “As long as it’s not about calling off your…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- After a short ride, the carriage pulled up before an enormous mansion. I was hauled out, no different than a sack of goods, just like when I had been shoved in. “Whether you have to plead or throw yourself at the Marquis Rigen, do whatever you must to get yourself into his bedroom.” Count Bellasi looked me up and down as though he was inspecting merchandise, and let out a disapproving click of his tongue. "Still, given that you were engaged for over ten years, he probably won't be entirely…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- ︵‿୨ ₊‧꒰ა ཐི༏ཋྀ ໒꒱ ˚₊ ୧‿︵ One week later, Alice brought me the information I’d requested. “…I truly don’t understand you sometimes.” As I took the envelope she offered and scanned its contents, my suspicions were confirmed. ‘Just as I thought.’ Every piece of clothing Louis had recently purchased for the duke’s household was black. Black uniforms, black tailcoats, hats, shoes, even canes… He bought everything in black…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- Just as I wondered if there had been an accident and tried to look outside, the door suddenly flew open. “So it was you, Leonie.” In an instant, a figure with their face concealed by a robe burst into the carriage. Then, without warning, they pinned me against the wall and braced their hands on either side to block my escape. “You went to the banquet yesterday, didn’t you?” The glimpse of their face and figure through the robe belonged to someone I knew all too well. “…What…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- ‘Pretend to be his first love, my sister.’ It was risky to deceive Louis, but there was no other choice. "After my brother died in the accident, you disappeared. I thought you were dead, too." "…I was caught in that accident and suffered aftereffects for a while. My memories still aren’t fully intact." In truth, it was my sister who lost her memories after being involved in that accident. ‘Originally, she was supposed to regain her memories after witnessing my death, but since I…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- Even though it was a commemoration of escaping death, did I drink too much? The sunlight pouring through the windows made my eyes sting, and my head throbbed as if it might split. "Still, I don’t think I drank past my limit…" Pressing my temples, I slowly sat up from the sofa, only to find myself in a place I didn’t recognize. One wall was lined with a decorative vanity and mirror, while sofas and chairs were scattered throughout the room. ‘Is this the lounge of that mansion from…
- 165.8 K • Ongoing
- Karentina just stared at him in a daze. He wasn’t building walls to keep everyone away anymore. His gaze wasn’t cold and sharp like a blade, and his face wasn’t stiff and unreadable like before. Ignis had changed. Ignis, looking like he was done waiting, spoke up again. “I’d like to hear the reward now.” With Damion coming back, she couldn’t think of any wishes off the top of her head, but she fell into serious thought. Deep down, she wanted to confess everything, that she had…
- 546.2 K • Ongoing
- Karentina felt a twinge of guilt over the little white lie but decided to look on the bright side. She wanted to replace Stella’s old memory, those lonely times in the palace when she found the bean, but nothing special happened, with something happier. “So that means I can really do whatever I want today?” She nodded with a smile at Stella’s mischievous eyes. “What would you like to do?” “Hmm… First, I want to go see the Applewood Street Festival!” Karentina wore a…
- 546.2 K • Ongoing
- In the Empire, New Year’s Day came with a special tradition where everyone gathered to cut and share a galette pie after breakfast. Before baking, a hard bean was tucked deep inside the filling, and whoever found it in their slice got to be treated like royalty, king or queen of the house, for the entire day. Since children get to make all kinds of wishes to the adults, children across the Empire look forward to New Year’s Day even more than the anniversary of the Empire’s founding. “If I…
- 546.2 K • Ongoing
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